CVE-2023-6506

WP 2FA <= 2.5.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Email Sending

mediumAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

4.3

CVSS Score

4.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.6.0

Patched in

210d

Time to patch

Description

The WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 via the send_backup_codes_email due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to email arbitrary users on the site.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.5.0

PublishedJanuary 2, 2024

Last updatedJuly 29, 2024

Affected pluginwp-2fa

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/caff9be6-4161-47a0-ba47-6c8fc0c4ab40?source=api-prod

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